Audra McDonald on June 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Audra McDonald gave her PSA after a fan followed her home just days before she closed “Gypsy” on Broadway. Audra McDonald has some thoughts on boundaries she’d like to share. In a video shared to her Instagram Reels on Saturday,…
Cover by Penguin Random House Grio Book Club Excerpt: In his new book “Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy,” Tre Johnson shares the story of his Uncle Alan, who coined “streemal education” to describe the brilliance it takes for Black kids to thrive between “street” and “formal” worlds. Editor’s note: The following is an…
A resurfaced video of Ben Affleck has fans claiming there’s a shift in his mood without his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez on his arm. “The Accountant” star was recorded leaving restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica and was met outside with a bunch of flashing lights and shouting voices coming from photographers. The video, which was…
Indiana police said they were only looking out for the safety of a young Black girl after a cop was caught on video holding her face down on the ground with her hands behind her back as she cried out for her mother. “I didn’t do nothing,” the girl repeatedly yelled as the cop held…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty The Texas redistricting saga takes another turn as state Republicans have confined Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier to the state House after she refused to sign a “permission slip” requiring she be surveilled by local police until a vote on the new map passes. According to NBC News, Rep. Collier will…
Atlanta rapper Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith, 54, is wowing his online followers by showing off his muscular build in the gym. On Aug. 18, the widely known ‘King of Crunk’ uploaded footage of himself working out in the gym to his Instagram page with OutKast’s classic “B.O.B” song playing in the background. Award-winning recording artist Lil…
Source: Amorn Suriyan / Getty Oklahoma, a state ranked dead last in education, has unveiled a new mandate that requires teachers from California and New York to prove their political loyalty before they can step foot in a classroom. According to USA Today, under a directive from Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, teachers…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 06: Texas Legislative Black Caucus (TxLBC) Chair Rep. Nicole Collier (D-District 95), joined by fellow Democratic Texas state representatives, speaks during a news conference about voting rights outside the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The detainment of State Rep. Nicole Collier has…
A new video is spreading like wildfire on social media showing a confrontation that occurred after an alleged off-duty officer flashed his gun at a Black shopper at Sheel’s Sporting Goods store in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The Black shopper claimed that the man had been looking him “up and down” in the store, and he…
Source: Marcus Anthony Hunter / iOne Digital Bags are ancient. Style is sacred. If clothes were the first thing Eve designed post-apple bite, then the bag that carried her and Adam’s stuff after their eviction from Eden was surely the first intentional accessory. That bag must have carried the weight of the world. Or maybe…
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